Ventilating system for mausoleums



9 Aug 1 27 I T. F. CULLINAN VENTILATING SYSTEM FOR MAUSOLEUMS Filed Oct-4. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l INLVENTOR. 7%0/7101? (Ex/[x720 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 30, 1927.

- UNITED STATES 1,641,124 PAi EN'i orifice.

THOMAS F. CULLINAN, ,OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

VEN 'TILATING SYSTEM FOR MAUSOLEUMS.

Application filed October 4, 1926. Serial No. 139,478.

- I This invention relates to an improved con- .StI'llCtlOll of mausoleum which is provided for the reception of a plurality of bodies;

' and'the object of this invention is to provide such a building in which the crypts or vaults are provided each with an inlet and a discharge ventilating opening.

A further object of the invention is to ventilate the interior of the building about.

the bank of crypts or vaults.

x The inventionfurther consists in the arrangement ofventilating pipes whereby the discharging ventilating; air from the body ofthe building will serve to induce, create or stimulate a discharging ventilating draft from the indlvidual crypts or vaults.

A further ob ect of the invention is to construct within the building a. bank or v stack of crypts or vaults the volume of which bank or stack is less than that of the interior of the building, the cryptsv being spaced from the walls and the roof of the building and also having a ventilating area beneath the floor thereof,- whereby a circulation of air about the bank or stack of crypts or" vaults is provided and a ventilating opening is arranged through the roof to permit escape of air circulating about the bank of the vaults; i v 7 With these and othcr objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of constructiongas will bemore fully de scribed, and particularly pointed out. in the 1 appended claims.

3 .tilating the building and eachindividual ings toeach In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing one arrangement of ventilating conduits for vencrypttherein. v v p I Figure 21s a view showing the ends of the vaults for crypts and the staggered ar,

, rangement of the intake and discharge opencrypt and to each vertical row of crypts.

:Figure 3 is a plan view in section showing a portlon of the build ngand the arrangement" of the :ventilatingconduits vfor the I different rows of crypts.

showing the downwardly turned intake tube leading throughthe wall ofthe crypt. Figure 5 is a perspective view of this in- --taketube. I Figure 6 shows a short piece of tubing or 'th'imble screwedninto the discharge end 01":

Figure {l is a sectional side elevation and complete system for ventilating the interior of the building as awhole and also for ventilating each individual crypt or vault and to so arrange the ventilating tubes or conduits as to set up a circulation of air in each crypt andto conduct and finally discharge this air out through the roof of the building. It is also found of advantage to provide a circulating system in which the discharge ventilating of air from the building proper will serve to induce or stimulate a circulating action of air through the 1ndlvidual crypts; and the following is a detailed description ofthe present embodiment of my invention showing one construction and arrangement of conductors therein by which these advantageous results may be ac: complished: o

- With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the floor of my improved mausoleum below which is'formed an air spacell of considerable size. This buildingis provided with walls 12 which are arranged to support the roof 13. v V 7 Supported on the floor of this building is a plurality of'groups or stacks of crypts or vaults 14 arranged into vertically-disposed rows witha space 15 between the rows or groups to serve as a hall. corridor or chapel and those-on opposite sides being connected at thetop with a wall or cover 16 and at the bottom by the floor 1O.

In addition to the ventilatingspace below the floor both the sides and ends of a stack or group ofcrypts are spaced from the outer walls 12 of the buildingleaving verticallydisposed ventilating channels 17; The fioor at the bottom of these channels is provided with openings 18 which are arranged to' communicate with thespace 11 below the floor and the top 19 of the stack ori group of crypts is spaced below the under surface of the roof :1 short iiislance leaving an air spa e oil? .i'elaliiveluh sine ilhei'e.

The lop ll: which conneein the op um-rile Spaced l'OWt-i oi ci'viila ia n'oviiimi \v lh a veniiihuingr machine ill) from (he haii or chapel inio ix-l c upper chainlun' 22.

The lower siiie \vallshcio v l'he linoi' ill ave provided vviih vcnlilal cne openings "3i lo permit entrance of ouisiule ahiilhllllif j l vfifi 1.1 below the Hour.

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I have insei'i'ev'l a \enllilal'iiug; luhe ii in the cool in connnuniiaic nah ihi upper ehainhei' :22 en iiha l ih; aiicinching lhwue'h the openings 21 in the iUWUl. space 0! cella Wiil ilSG :houl li e cnvnia anvl he iiiarhnig 'eil nt- 523 through lhe ioo'l? ihcichv carrying u'i'i an oiiiecizimuihle oiloire.

In order to cauae a ciccuialion oi ah. in each crypt or auh. l: have pvovilievl a iion'n \vai'iily-i'uineil llavinni nnanhci i'uhe 12h 'ihe innenenil oi. which exicnils vhi'ough the end wall 25 of its crypt a iacenl the unpcc poi- I lion of 'lhe crypt lhe \liFCl'iiilfIL? cull heingr tul'neii (lUWilWlllli and inio (his (Illi of the lauheiseci'eweil a ihhnhle riljhavine; a Screen :27 over its end to ii-event the enlcance oil .ifocein'n objects into the (11 cm.

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To this header :39 cennccleil the main discharge conduit :10 which coinniunicates thereiiiih i'lueugh he connecting nines 31, one ari'angeinmu' oi which is heal"illualiaie l inl igin'e 8.

The uym'anilv extending; iiihciun'e'e luhe is'oil. a filliliiiiQiLI' less than lhal oi": the (lis- (lzharge tuhe 22% into which ii: exlenila prelevahiy in a height lens: ihan ihai' ol the inhe 23 so that [he disclnurge llow in? each lube will assist lhai ol' the other.

In some ineancea. ii found that the heal ol ihe sun on ihe rool ll-3 serves in heat the ah chanihei' hciow ihe wolf (hiring: lihe (lav :nni at nigzghi' av; he ouleicle air cools, this; hcaieil nil in iiie chamber is eani-"eil in arise and is iiiachayg eil liilflligll The iuhe E22). "lfhin upvvai'iii uvi'eniol hcaleil aii' serves in aissiai' in settinc up a discharging lira-fl through 'l'hc inner "tube 30 "\vherchy magma 111 the name well veniilal'ml an l the ohcliuuahleoiloi's areconducted out through he ilmchai' m opening in he (lQPOSltCCl 111 ii arranged in iapaceii groups an illuatailecl in f) in which the spaces 232 between ihe inuci einia ol Lhe slack n'l' crypts is enlpio xeil aha vcntihningg channei to comn'iunimic with lhc spare hcnczuh the Tool and 1 which the crypha receive their veii'tiveair as it passes upwardly from the llooi'.

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i claim:

liinlir ileillil having: u uh space hencalh lhe floor open to )Hl'l'i aii', siiie \valis. a cool mippoi'tetl hv :rlillkl valin aiul having a veiniiai'ine openivu and a sleek ol crypi'h or vaults within the huihiinn' having a combined volume less ihan ihai of lhe interior offilnz building and spaced from mini w: ilh and Tool, means E01. veniingi; eaiil ci'ypi's, anilnieane \vhei'ehy the air enlciingf i'he S-pace hclow 'ihe "liner is inn: lil lo ihnv iu'n'vun'il ahonl: hiilll siltaek into ihc :rfiiiltfi) ahuve anil lhencc out llll()ii,liffli(l reel. opening lo iliiliil'? a ih'al li through saiil venting menua floor anti a ven- B. in u inmisoieinu. a liner havinn a space mncai'h open to he ouieif air, Shh, va'lls. a cool au uaerleii on anl Walls and a steel:

of: ci' v'p'hs or vanha \viihin the walls of a coinhinmi Winnie le -v lhan lhalof lhe in-- i'ei'ioi oi lilll? huiliiine; and SDlUFCil ih-oin nnii'l Walls and Tool said roof havil'ig =a Ventilaiing opening in The IUtil connnuni:ating with The space helow iii, aventllating conlilill leadinglnnn each individual crypt, a main coniluii connnunicalingz Wil'll said inilivirluai covuiuil; and heing an'lallecthan and cxlcniiinej oui: through said, rool opening" and an arranged l'ha'l lhe iliaehin'g inn' uli'ailt (if one opening will :iHSiSiii that of the other.

1. in a niausolciun, a liner havii'iga space ireneni'h open io i'he outer air, sille walls, a reel inu'ipovleii on a: "(l vailn uncle-Stack o'l' ci g l'a U1 vaulis; \llllllill lhe walls (i-l a coinhincil vohnnc lLE-S 'ihan that of the'interioi' oi the building an l SLJliUMl from saiil Walls mi cool, an air (iiachz'u'ge tube in the roof I"IllliiiTiOtililiQ with The npaee below it, a nml'ilating conciiit llOlll each individual lot) I Iii) I crypt, a header conduit communicating with 0r Vaults, each having an air inlet opening adjacent its upper portion and an air discharge opening adjacent its lower portion, said openings being provided with screens to exclude foreign matter.

6. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts or vaults, each having a ventilating air inlet opening near its upper portion, a conductor communicating with said opening widely flaring at its receiving end and said crypts having an air discharge opening near its lower portion.

7. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts or vaults, each having a ventilating air inlet opening near its upper portion, a conductor communicating with said opening widely flaring at its receiving end and said crypts having an air discharge opening near its lower portion, said air inlet and outlet to each crypt being disposed out of'vertical alignment with each other.

8. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts or vaults, each having a ventilating air inlet opening near its upper portion, a conductor communicating with said opening widely flaring at its receiving end and an individual air discharge conduit communicating with the lower portion of each crypt.

9. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts I or vaults, each having a ventilating air inlet opening near its upper portion, a conductor cominunlcating wlth said opening, and an individual air discharge conduit communicating with the lower portion of each crypt and leading upward into a common discharge conduit. 1

10. In a mausoleum, a bank of crypts or vaults arranged in vertically and horizontally disposed rows, each vault having an air inlet conductor near its top and an air outlet conductor near its bottom portion, said inlet conductors to the vertical row of vaults being disposed in staggered relation to each other.

11. In a mausoleum, a group of crypts or vaults arranged in vertically and horizontally disposed rows, each vault having an air inlet conductornear its top and an air outlet conductor near its bottom portion, said inlet conductors to the vertical row of vaults being disposed in staggered relation to each other with a downwardly-turned receiving opening and an upwardly turned discharge conductor leading. from its lower portion.

12. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts arranged in stacks and each crypt in the stack having a ventilating opening in its end wall, and a vertically-disposed air conducting channel extending along the ends of c I the stack of crypts to supply the crypts with air.

13. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts arranged in stacks and each crypt in the stack having a ventilating opening in its end wall, a vertically-disposed air conducting channel extending along the ends of the stack of crypts to supply the crypts with air, a roof on the mausoleum, said stack of crypts being of a height less than that of the roof forming an air space therebetween having a vent extending through the roof, and said air conducting channel communicating with the outside air at its lower end and with said vent at its opposite end.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signatui e.

THOMAS F. GULLINAN. 

